I have a legit question. My ebook is at the exact same spot on my Kindle and my iOS devices. Why does one say 59% and the others 72%?? This makes me crazy, and I‘m wondering if there‘s an explanation. Anybody know??
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LiterRohde Screen size dictating words per page? Therefore, while they are in the same place, the smaller screen has more pages? Just a thought. (edited) 5y
Redwritinghood I‘ve seen that, too, but have no idea why it happens. 5y
ChasingOm I think @LiterRohde hit the nail on the head. 5y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @LiterRohde @chasingom I thought of that also. The book has the same number of pages in each type of device, which would be the basis of any percentage. I‘m at page 210 of a 289 page book—reflected on both devices. The correct percentage (according to my calculator) for that is 73%. But the Kindle reflects it incorrectly. Go figure. (edited) 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Redwritinghood Isn‘t it weird? But now that I asked, I did the math and know that the iOS devices are correct. 5y
gradcat @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ve noticed several issues like the one you mention when I change devices...another frequent one is having a bookmark be in the wrong place. 😔 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @gradcat Oh, that‘d be annoying! I‘ve noticed that Kindle always moves me back about half a page when I reopen it. Sometimes I appreciate it, and sometimes I don‘t. 5y
Susanita Different editions might also have “stuff” at the end that‘s counted as part of the book. 5y
MinDea Are each of the pages on the difference t devices exactly the same? Like does your phone start and begin on the same page? That would change % completed for the different devices. 5y
MinDea *does your phone start and begin on the same word as your Kindle? 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @MinDea Good thought. The first location number of the book is the same on both Kindle and iOS. 5y
jmtrivera I have found the same thing as @Susanita : this often happens to me when the publisher includes lots of stuff at the end of the book. For some reason one of my devices recognizes the actual end of the book and the other recognizes the end of the whole package. 5y
Clare-Dragonfly I noticed that when reading a book with a lot of long footnotes. One device seems to ignore the footnotes when it comes to length, but another device counts them as being at the end. 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @jmtrivera @Susanita I checked to see if front or back matter was different from device to device, and it‘s not. So odd. 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Clare-Dragonfly Maybe it‘s that. The content is the same, but one device is set differently than the other. I wish I could change that setting! 5y
